J. Rush Fisher, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 178 ratings

Sees patients age 16 and up

J. Rush Fisher, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

4.9 with 178 ratings

Sees patients age 16 and up

Dr. Fisher is a Penn Medicine physician.

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Meet Dr. Fisher

Dr. Fisher’s clinical interests include diagnosing and treating complex spinal conditions such as adult spinal deformity. He specializes in cervical and lumbar disc replacement surgery, endoscopic spine surgery and minimally invasive lateral fusions.

Abnormal Vertebrae
Absent Vertebrae
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Lumbar Spine
Back Spinal Tumor
Back Spine Injury (Lumbar Spine Injury)
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Broken Coccyx
Bulging Disc
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Revision Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Steroid Injection
Coccyx Injury
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Compression Fracture
Congenital Malformation of the Spine
Cordotomy
Craniocervical Junction Surgery
Decompression Laminectomy
Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) of the Spine
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Diplomyelia
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Endoscopic Fusion
EOS Xray Machine
Epidural Steroid Injection
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
Facet Injection
Facet Surgery
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Flatback Syndrome
Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
Foot Drag
Foot Drop
Growing Rods
Herniated Disc
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Intraspinal Abscess
Junctional Kyphosis
Kyphoplasty
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Lordosis
Low Back Surgery
Lower Back Injuries
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fracture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spinal Mass
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Stress Fracture
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesion
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Magnetic Expansion Control
Microdiscectomy
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Motion-Sparing Spinal Surgery
Myelopathy
Myelopathy Surgery
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Fusion Surgery (Cervical Fusion Surgery)
Neck Injury
Neck Masses and Lumps
Neck Pain
Neck Surgery
Neck Tumor
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Occipito-Cervical Fusion
Osteoarthritis of the Spine
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy
Revision of Spinal Surgery
Robotic Spine Surgery
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Sacroiliac Joint Block
Sacroiliac Joint Fusion
Sacroiliac Joint Surgery
Sacroiliitis
Scheuermann Disease
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Surgery
Spina Bifida
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Cord Anomaly
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Dural Graft
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Instrumentation
Spinal Mass
Spinal Meningioma
Spinal Microsurgery
Spinal Reconstruction
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Tethering for Scoliosis
Spinal Tumor
Spine Deformity
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Injury
Spine Stapling
Spine Surgery
Spondylectomy
Spondyloarthropathy
Spondyloepiphyseal Dysplasia
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spondylosyndesis
Surgery for Sciatica
Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy
Tarlov Cysts
Tethered Spinal Cord
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Thoracic Laminectomy
Thoracic Spinal Fracture
Thoracic Spinal Fusion
Thoracic Spinal Injury
Thoracic Spinal Mass
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spinal Tumor
Vascular Malformations of the Spine
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Fracture
Vertebral Stapling
Vertebroplasty
X-Stop Surgery

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Fisher is part of these programs:

Penn Spine Center

Board Certification

Orthopaedic Surgery, 1998

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Spine Center Pennsylvania Hospital

Pennsylvania Hospital
Spruce Building, 3rd Floor
801 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107

A facility of Pennsylvania Hospital

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Penn Orthopaedics Newark

2nd Floor
1101 Twin C. Lane
Newark, DE 19713

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Penn Orthopaedics Exton

Suite 300
479 Thomas Jones Way
Exton, PA 19341

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Penn Spine Center Valley Forge

1001 Chesterbrook Boulevard
Berwyn, PA 19312

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
DE Medicare
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare

Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360
Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
Multiplan
NJ Medicaid
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
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